Fitoterapia. 2003 Apr; 74(3): 280-3.

Effect of Indigofera aspalathoides against Dalton's ascitic lymphoma.

Christina AJ, Alwin Jose M, Heison Robert SJ, Kothai R, Chidambaranathan N, Muthumani P.

Division of Pharmacology, K M College of Pharmacy, Uthangudi, Melur Road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. tinatina38@rediffmail.com

The effect of intraperitoneal injection of 400 mg/kg of ethanolic extract of Indigofera aspalathoides (EEIA) against Dalton's ascitic lymphoma has been evaluated in Swiss albino mice. A significant increase in the life span, a decrease in the cancer cell count and body weight were noted in the tumour-induced mice after treatment with EEIA. These observations indicate that the plant is having protective effect in Dalton's ascitic lymphoma.